sad sack

• Umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für einen Menschen, der ständig unglücklich, vom Pech verfolgt oder bemitleidenswert ist, oft auf eine Weise, die Mitleid oder leichte Spottlust hervorruft.

An informal term for a person who is habitually unhappy, unlucky, or pitiful, often in a way that evokes sympathy or mild ridicule.

1. A pitiful or inept personC1informalamerican

   A person who is consistently unlucky, unhappy, or incompetent, often evoking pity or mild contempt.

   Unglücksrabe

   • He's such a sad sack; he always complains about his job but never tries to change it.
   • Don't be a sad sack about losing the game; there's always next time.
   • The character in the movie is a classic sad sack who can't catch a break.